HISTORIANS’ ROUNDTABLE

BORDENTOWN LIBRARY, East Union Street

Saturday, JUNE 8, 2013 – 10:00 a.m. until noon  

AGENDA

1. Welcome to Bordentown - Brief overview of Historic sites
2. Introduction of participants (brief announcements about forthcoming programs and projects).
3. Report on Meeting of Joe Laufer and Paul Schopp with Freeholder Director Joe Donnelly and Resource Conservation Director Mary Pat Robbie on May 8, 2013, concerning allocation of Open Space funds for Historic Preservation and related history projects.
4. Freeholder announcement about proposed History Center at former Mt. Holly Library.
5. 2013 Burlington County Farm Fair (July 17-20): 3 rd Annual “History Faire at the Farm Fair”. Invitation to exhibit.
6. Review of 2013 Preservation Awards. Invitation to participate and encourage participation in 2014.
7. New! - Underground Railroad Exhibit/Museum at Smithville.
8. Feature Presentation: BEST PRACTICES IN PUBLICITY AND PROMOTION OF PROGRAMS AND EVENTS BY HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS -

   Come prepared to share your organization’s best practices and showcase your successful newsletters, brochures and public relations successes.
9. History tent at “Arts in the Park”, September 15, 2013 at Smithville Park.
10. Post-meeting invitation to visit White Hill Mansion in nearby Fieldsboro for tour of the mansion and to witness the ongoing archeological dig there, hosted by Loretta Kelly and the Friends of White Hill Mansion.
11. Suggested schedule of Roundtable Meetings and locations for Fall, 2013.
12. Adjournment.